Air Quality Concerns; Fire Weather; Extreme Heat; Flash Flooding

Wildfire smoke continues to result in poor air quality from the Upper Midwest into the Northeast. Dangerous heat and fire weather concerns for portions of the Four Corners region into the central Great Basin. Heavy rainfall and flash flooding possible for the Southeast through Monday. For Hawaii, gusty trade winds a drier weather could result in any fires that start to spread rapidly. Read More >

Hazardous Weather Conditions

Current conditions at

Columbus, Columbus Municipal Airport (KOLU)

Lat: 41.45°NLon: 97.33°WElev: 1444ft.

Fair

66°F

19°C

Humidity 87%
Wind Speed SE 10 mph
Barometer 30.06 in (1017.7 mb)
Dewpoint 62°F (17°C)
Visibility 10.00 mi
Last update 3 Aug 8:56 pm CDT
Extended Forecast for

Platte Center NE

  • Tonight

    Tonight: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms.  Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 3 to 8 mph.

    Low: 59 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms

  • Monday

    Monday: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am.  Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.

    High: 79 °F

    Slight Chance
    T-storms then
    Mostly Sunny

  • Monday Night

    Monday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind around 6 mph.

    Low: 62 °F

    Mostly Clear

  • Tuesday

    Tuesday: A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm.  Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.

    High: 82 °F

    Slight Chance
    Showers

  • Tuesday Night

    Tuesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.

    Low: 67 °F

    Partly Cloudy
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Wednesday

    Wednesday: Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 86 °F

    Mostly Sunny

  • Wednesday Night

    Wednesday Night: A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am.  Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind around 7 mph.

    Low: 70 °F

    Mostly Clear
    then Slight
    Chance
    T-storms

  • Thursday

    Thursday: Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.

    High: 90 °F

    Sunny

  • Thursday Night

    Thursday Night: Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South southeast wind around 9 mph.

    Low: 72 °F

    Mostly Clear

Detailed Forecast

Tonight
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 59. South wind 3 to 8 mph.
Monday
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms before 8am. Mostly cloudy, then gradually becoming sunny, with a high near 79. Calm wind becoming south 5 to 8 mph in the morning.
Monday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 62. South southeast wind around 6 mph.
Tuesday
A 20 percent chance of showers before 1pm. Mostly sunny, with a high near 82. South southeast wind 5 to 14 mph, with gusts as high as 22 mph.
Tuesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 67. South southeast wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 18 mph.
Wednesday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 86. South wind 8 to 10 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Wednesday Night
A 20 percent chance of showers and thunderstorms after 1am. Partly cloudy, with a low around 70. South southeast wind around 7 mph.
Thursday
Sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 6 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Thursday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 72. South southeast wind around 9 mph.
Friday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 90. South wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Friday Night
Mostly clear, with a low around 70. South southeast wind around 8 mph.
Saturday
Mostly sunny, with a high near 88. South southeast wind 7 to 11 mph, with gusts as high as 17 mph.
Saturday Night
A chance of showers and thunderstorms. Partly cloudy, with a low around 66. Southeast wind 6 to 8 mph becoming south southwest after midnight.
Sunday
A slight chance of showers and thunderstorms. Mostly sunny, with a high near 83. East wind around 7 mph.
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ABOUT THIS FORECAST

 
Point Forecast:
Platte Center NE
 41.53°N 97.48°W (Elev. 1542 ft)
9:01 pm CDT Aug 3, 2025
9pm CDT Aug 3, 2025-6pm CDT Aug 10, 2025
 
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